Homicides
Last 12 months
Through September 25
Average Homicides
Yearly average
2019 to 2021
Homicide Rate
Per 100,000 people
Last 12 months
Average Homicide Rate
Per 100,000 people
2019 to 2021
Homicides over the last 12 months are
Killings are trending
The city averaged
One way to think about the danger: three years ago, the murder rate was
During the pandemic, a person’s chance of being murdered in Houston rose above the likelihood of dying in a vehicle crash.
The risk is not the same neighborhood to neighborhood.
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ABC13’s data team looked at the Houston Police Department’s data by neighborhood from 2019 through September 25.
The map color-codes each neighborhood by the homicide rate over the last 12 months. The darker blue areas are neighborhoods with murder rates higher than the citywide rate. You can also choose to see neighborhoods by the number of homicides.
Click on any neighborhood on the map to see detailed numbers, rates and trends. You can also search for a street name, place, landmark or zip code.